Tag Archives: planning
Mary Portas High Street Review
Posted on 30. Mar, 2012 by Syd Soc.
Government responds with key recommendations
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Fast food shops to be restricted?
Posted on 15. Mar, 2012 by Syd Soc.
Southwark Council consults on ban for new fast food shops near schools
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What is Neighbourhood Planning and why could it help change our local community?
Posted on 11. Sep, 2011 by Syd Soc.
Public meeting – September 21, 7.30pm at the Hob
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Redevelopment of 255-269 Sydenham Road – exhibition and consultation
Posted on 20. Jul, 2011 by Syd Soc.
See the exhibition at Sydenham Library on Thursday July 21 and Friday July 22
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Willow Lodge, 11 Westwood Hill, to be refurbished for housing
Posted on 10. Jan, 2011 by Syd Soc.
Willow Lodge on Westwood Hill which has lain redundant since 2008, is to be brought back into use for housing. Owners of the site, London and Quadrant, plan to reconstruct and refurbish the existing building to provide a one bedroom and 9, two bedroom self-contained flats. The rear of the existing building will be demolished and [...]
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Application to open Money Shop at 59 Sydenham Road refused
Posted on 06. Jan, 2011 by Syd Soc.
LBL planning have refused permission to turn 59 Sydenham Road – the former curtain shop at the corner of Sydenham and Queensthorpe Roads – into a Money Shop. The refusal is on the grounds that “The proposed change of use to Financial and Professional Services (Use Class A2) would result in the loss of [...]
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Government to help prevent pubs turning into flats?
Posted on 31. Dec, 2010 by Syd Soc.
Pub Minister Bob Neill has launched a public consultation into the use of “restrictive covenants” which make it easier for pub landlords to shut down pubs and turn them over to property developers. If made into law, the removal of this restriction could prevent breweries making sure that a pub can’t be bought by one [...]
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Power to the people! The new Localism Bill – will it really empower local communities?
Posted on 13. Dec, 2010 by Syd Soc.
A landmark bill that claims to herald a ground-breaking shift in power to councils and communities overturning decades of central government control was unveiled by Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles today. Here is the coalition government’s press release in full: The Localism Bill will put an end to the hoarding of power within [...]
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New Wells Park Youth Club – funding gets the green light!
Posted on 09. Dec, 2010 by Syd Soc.
Welcome news – funding for the proposed youth and community centre is confirmed. A planning application has been lodged with Lewisham Planning to demolish the church hall in Wells Park Road and construct a three storey building. The proposed youth club, which will contain a large multi-use hall with theatre, a cafe, climbing wall, IT/education studio, recording studio [...]
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Planning revolution – now you decide what’s built in your neighbourhood
Posted on 07. Dec, 2010 by Syd Soc.
The government’s new Localism Bill giving planning powers to new neighborhood councils is about to be published. Here Civic Voice explains what this new radical measure means: Radical new planning reforms were announced today to hand powers down from Whitehall bureaucrats and down from Town Hall officials to communities so local people shape the character [...]
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Want a new cinema in the area? Crystal Palace has plans for three of them!
Posted on 26. Nov, 2010 by Syd Soc.
After a total absence of cinemas in the area three – yes three - different cinema proposals are now doing the rounds in Crystal Palace. Maybe it’s like waiting for a number 75 bus - just as you’ve given up hope of one ever arriving, three come along at once! 1. The Picture Palace Campaign wants to turn [...]
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